You Should Know
A tip for those music submitters out there: I get an overwhelming amount of music to peruse, and to be quite honest, I don't feel comfortable spouting off an opinion on a band unless I've had enough material to process (like a full album) so I basically skip over submissions that only include a track or two. Well, today, there was a treat in my inbox from a Knoxville, Tennessee band named Diacon-Panthers. After listening to "Days Of Wonder," the opening track on their new album Make It Feel Better, there was an awkward silence.. and then, a question: "what the hell just happened?" Now, sometimes this question has negative connotations, like when this creepy waiter at TGIF kept hovering around my booth and giving me uncomfortable stares. But, this surely isn't the case with this promising young band. Diacon-Panthers creates Southern-tinged indie rock with a punk aesthetic. Let's call it Americana Punk, deal? I've been on a massive Will Johnson kick lately, so to me, they sound like a looser, unpolished version of Centro-Matic with more off-kilter lead vocals. Barely old enough to be college students, the members of the band go to school in Oregon, Vermont, and Massachusetts, but their home during the summer is Knoxville, Tennessee. Make It Feel Better was recorded in a week last summer, and it was produced by Ryan Schaefer of fellow Knoxville band Royal Bangs. You can download the album in digital format over at Portland, Oregon-based Borrowdeer Records. -- Capt. Obvious
Listen:
MP3: Diacon-Panthers - Days Of Wonder
MP3: Diacon-Panthers - When It Comes To The Night
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